UTICA
PACKING INFORMATION
Bemis Junior High
12500 19 Mile Road
Sterling Heights, MI 48313
Door 4
Wednesday at 3:30 pm
To volunteer: Email Us
STEERING COMMITTEE
Chairperson:
Wendy Castillo
Trish Horton
Bob Maynard
Joann Maynard
COMMUNITY PARTNERS
This is not your normal food charity. Our food is off the Kroger shelf, kid friendly and stays in the community. We understand it is important to know if our efforts make a difference. Because of privacy concerns, our group never has access to names or other individual information. So, we asked teachers with students receiving weekly bags.
Ms. Beszka told us; “They joyfully run into the hallway and try to get a peek of what they have for the weekend.” She went on further to say; “I know the [students] that receive the bags enjoy coming to school. They care to try their best and learn.” Not being hungry makes a positive difference when a child needs to focus on learning.
Mrs. Whitenight has had up to approximately 20% of her class receive bags. Mrs. Whitenight shared; “They receive their bags with joy and enthusiasm. They feel a sense of ownership and independence when they receive the backpack.” Volunteer efforts make a difference while your donations make it possible.
This is the eighth year for the Utica team to provide much needed meals to qualified children, who may lack consistent access to food on weekends during the school year. Provided over 66,00 weekend meals to the participating children last year at five elementary schools in the Utica Community School District.
You can bring the “joy and enthusiasm” to children right here in our community. Get involved by being a volunteer, a sponsor or both.
Trivia Night
Fueling Kids’ Futures-Utica will be hosting a Trivia Night on Saturday, April 26, 2025 to raise funds to support their program which provides weekend food to hunger insecure children. The event will take place at the American Legion Hall, 46146 Cass Ave. Utica, MI 48317. Doors open at 6 pm. The evening will include a light buffet dinner served from 6:30 to 7:30 pm. The Trivia Game will begin at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $40 a piece or a table of 6 for $240. Seating is limited so be sure to purchase your tickets early. In addition will be a cash bar, 50/50 raffle and raffle baskets.
We are looking for sponsors to help support this event. If you are a company, organization or an individual we have many sponsorship opportunities for you to promote your organization of company at this event. Be sure to check out the Event Sponsorship Opportunities. If you are not able to sponsor but would like to be involved you can donate a raffle basket or gift card to assist us in raising funds to continue the feed hunger-insecure children for the next school year.
Please purchase a ticket to attend the event, sponsor one of the many opportunities or donate for the raffle. You purchase your tickets or sponsorship on our Events page.
Click below for the event flyer and sponsorship opportunities.
Would you like to volunteer?
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Would you like to volunteer? – You can volunteer for the Steering Committee or as a volunteer to help.
The Steering Committee is an advisory group which oversees the program for the community. The committee has three main functions. These functions are:
- Weekly operations of the program
- Responsible for raising the funds necessary for beginning the program
- Maintain sufficient funds to ensure the continued running of the program.
We already have a few members for the steering committee, but we could use additional members to round out the committee. The committee meets once a month in the early months of the program and then as necessary to maintain a smooth running of the program. Additional members are needed for the other positions on the committee. These positions oversee Volunteers, Logistics, Inventory, Packing, Fund Raising, and Social Media.
Volunteers are needed on a weekly basis to help with the program. If you have the time to assist with any of these activities, we will welcome your assistance. You can volunteer weekly, once a month or a few times a year. Areas where volunteers are needed are for Packing, Pre-packing, Transportation, and Food Delivery Day. The number of bags being packed will determine the time required for these activities but average one hour once a week.
If you would like to volunteer or would like additional information, please CONTACT US.
Adding a school requires financial support and volunteer support. Beyond the money for food, volunteers are needed to move food from Kroger to the packing location, assist with packing, help transport bags to and from school on a weekly basis. Read More…